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You can't get too fancy when it comes to Valentine's Day. Fancy Nancy: Heart to Heart is one of the newest paperback books in the popular Fancy Nancy line and it even includes stickers. Nancy and her friend Bree make "magnifique" homemade valentines for school using sequins and doilies. When Nancy receives a special valentine from a secret admirer, she tries to discover its origin. Kids can use the sheet of stickers in the back of the book to decorate their own valentines or apply them to the pages of the book.
Grandma always buys these inexpensive and cute Fancy Nancy sticker picture books for my daughter, and we received this Valentine's Day book from her earlier this week. (I didn't tell her that HarperCollins had sent us one previously. We're giving the extra copy to a friend.) The stories are short but sweet and the books really do make a nice holiday gift for preschoolers on up. My daughter also really enjoyed the Halloween...or Bust! book published last year.
Fancy Nancy: Heart to Heart By Jane O'Connor, Illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser. HarperCollins (November 2009); ISBN 9780061235962; 24 pages (Book Source: Review copy provided by publisher.)
One of my newest favorite Valentine's Day picture books for preschoolers is Valentine Surprise by Corinne Demas. I won a signed copy of the book from Bookin' With Bingo last Christmas. The book is about a little girl named Lily that wants to make the perfect valentine for her Mommy. With Valentine's Day only a week away she sneaks to a corner of the house and sets to work. Each day of the week, Monday through Sunday, she cuts out a valentine hoping to craft the perfect heart. Eventually she discovers what makes a perfect Valentine. R. W. Alley's cute, cartoonish illustrations are full of emotion and color. The two playful kittens, shown trying to help little Lily out with the valentines, made us smile.
The little girl in the book reminds me so much of my daughter. She loves cutting out and decorating homemade Valentines all by herself. Of course I cherish them all, each one given from the heart. This book works wonderfully for this year's Valentine's celebration because it lands on Sunday, just as it does in the book. The book also can be used as a way to teach the days of the week.
Valentine Surprise by Corinne Demas, Illustrated by R.W. Alley. Walker Books (January 2008); ISBN 9780802796646; 32 pages (Book Source: Personal copy)
For our stART (story + art) project this week, my daughter made a seven-heart banner like the one found in Valentine Surprise. She's really proud of her creation. She cut each heart out by herself from construction paper and taped them all together. Her heart cutting skills greatly improved with all the practice. We put the banner above the door to our den. It's a very cheery homemade Valentine's Day decoration!
Post what you've been reading each week with your kids at Mouse Grows, Mouse Learns. A Mommy's Adventures hosts the "stART" meme (Story + Art) each week. Hope Is the Word hosts a Read Aloud Thursday link-up as well. I am an Amazon affiliate and may receive a very small commission for products purchased through my Amazon links.


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Rapper Heavy D, known for such '90s hit as "Now That We Found Love" and "Got Me Waiting," has died, a rep for the musician confirmed to Access Hollywood.
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On Monday, a nurse in Spain was the first person to be diagnosed outside the outbreak zone in West Africa, raising further concerns across the globe, according to the Associate Press, New concern worldwide as nurse in Spain gets Ebola. In the U.S., President Barack Obama said the government is weighing an order for more careful screening of airline passengers arriving from he region. In dealing with potential Ebola cases, Obama said, "we don't have a lot of margin for error." Already hospitalized in the U.S., a critically ill Liberian man, Thomas Duncan, has received an experimental drug in Dallas as another American video journalist who returned from Liberia arrived Monday at the Nebraska Medical Center for treatment has shown signs of improvement. Ashoka Mukpo, 33, was able to walk off the plane before being loaded on a stretcher and taken to an ambulance, and his father said his symptoms of fever and nausea appeared mild. The Spanish nurse had been part of a team that treated two missionaries flown home to Span after contracting Ebola in West Africa. The nurse only showed signs of fever, but the infection was confirmed by two tests, according to Spanish health officials. She was being treated in isolation, while authorities drew up a list of people she had had contact with. Medical workers in Texas were among Americans waiting to find out whether they had been infected by Duncan, the African traveler. In Washington, the White House continued to rule out any blanket ban on travel from West Africa. People leaving the outbreak zone are checked for fevers before they're allowed to board airplanes, but the disease's incubation period is 21 days and symptoms could arise later. Nancy Castles, a spokeswoman for Los Angeles International Airport, said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has had employees on site at more than a dozen major international airports in the U.S. like LAX for many years. Screening of passengers starts with Customs and Border Protection agents, who work with CDC when they have a case they are concerned about. Obama said the U.S. will be "working on protocols to do additional passenger screening both at the source and here in the United States." The Obama administration maintains that the best way to protect Americans is to end the outbreak in Africa. To that end, the U.S. military was working Monday on the first of 17 promised medical centers in Liberia and training up to 4,000 soldiers this week to help with the Ebola crisis. White House spokesman Josh Earnest said, "The tragedy of this situation is that Ebola is rapidly spreading among populations in West African who don't have that kind of medical infrastructure." The virus has taken a heavy toll on health care workers in a region where shortages of doctors and nurses before Ebola were rampant and so far the disease has killed or sickened more than 370 in the hardest hit countries of Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone. Airlines have dealt with previous epidemics, such as the 2003 outbreak in Asia of SARS, or severe acute respiratory syndrome. The U.S. didn't ban flights or impose extra screening on passengers during the SARS outbreak or the 2009 swine flu pandemic. Both of those were airborne diseases that spread more easily than the Ebola virus, which is spread by contact with bodily fluids. The SARS death rate was about 10 percent, higher for older patients. Its new relative MERS, now spreading in the Middle East, appears to be more deadly, about 40 percent. About half of people infected with Ebola have died in this outbreak. The Ebola outbreak this year has killed more than 3,400 people in West Africa, the World Health Organization estimates, and it has become an escalating concern to the rest of the world. Mukpo is the fifth American sick with Ebola brought back from West Africa for medical care. The others were aid workers – three have recovered and one remains hospitalized. On Tuesday, Reuters reports, More cases of Ebola in Europe unavoidable: WHO, the World Health Organization believes more cases Ebola will likely occur in Europe but the continent is well prepared to control the disease. Speaking to Reuters just hours after Europe's first local case of Ebola infection was confirmed in a nurse in Spain, the WHO's European director, Zsuzsanna Jakab, said further such events were "unavoidable". Spanish health officials said four people had been hospitalized to try and stem any further spread of Ebola there after the nurse became the first person in the world known to have contracted the virus outside of Africa. Jakab told Reuters via phone interview for her Copenhagen office: "Such imported cases and similar events as have happened in Spain will happen also in the future, most likely. It is quite unavoidable … that such incidents will happen in the future because of the extensive travel both from Europe to the affected countries and the other way around." Several countries in the WHO's European region, including France, Britain, the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Norway and Spain, have treated patients repatriated after contracting the disease in West Africa, where Ebola has been raging through Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia since March. Cases have also been imported into Nigeria, Senegal and the United States. Jakab said that within Europe, health workers caring for repatriated Ebola patients, as well as their families and close contacts, were most at risk of becoming infected. With case numbers in the West Africa rising exponentially, experts say it is only a matter of time before Ebola spreads internationally, but they stress the chances of sporadic cases leading to an outbreak in Europe, the United States or elsewhere beyond Africa are extremely low. Jakab added, "If they see any need for support or advice, we are always behind them. We are well prepared. I really don't think that at this stage we should be worried about these particular cases. This was to be expected. We expected it in other parts of the region – and it came in Spain, but it did not come totally as surprise."
While it seems the threat of Ebola can be controlled through a coordinated effort, the threat of ISIS seems far from under anyone's control as the group captures new territory raising concerns for Turkey. On Monday Daren Butler reports, Islamic State raises flag in eastern Kobani, Kurds say town has not fallen, the Islamic State after a three week assault has raised its flag on a building on the outskirts of the Syrian frontier town of Kobani, but the town's Kurdish defenders said its fighters had not reached the city center. A black flag was visible from across the Turkish border atop a four story building close to the scene of some of the most intense fighting in recent days. American and Gulf State warplane air strikes have failed to halt the assault on Kobani which it has surrounded on three sides and pounded with heavy artillery. Local sources inside Kobani confirmed that the group had plants its flag, but Kurdish forced had repelled further advances. Ismail Eskin, a journalist in the town, said, "ISIL have only planted a flag on one building. That is not inside the city, it's on the eastern side. They are not inside the city. Intense clashes are continuing. The bodies of 25 (Islamic State) fighters are there." Despite the presence of Turkish tanks along the border and within sight of the town, Kurdish please for more effective military help have gone unanswered. Islamic State also fought intense battles over the weekend for control of Mistanour, a strategic hill overlooking Kobani. Beheadings, mass killings and torture have spread fear of the group across the region, with villages emptying at their approach and an estimated 180,000 people fleeing into Turkey from the Kobani region. Turkish hospitals have been treating a steady stream of wounded Kurdish fighters being brought across the frontier. Esmat al-Sheikh, head of the Kobani Defense Authority, said via phone early Monday: "If they enter Kobani, it will be a graveyard for us and for them. We will not let them enter Kobani as long as we live. We either win or die. We will resist to the end." Last Week, the co-chair of the Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) told Reuters that Islamic State had a large arsenal from its de facto capital Raqqa to assault Kobani. Asya Abdullah said, "If (Islamic State) is defeated here in Kobani, it will be defeated in Raqqa and throughout Syria. We are happy about the U.S. air strikes. But really, this is not enough. We need more air strikes to be effective against (Islamic State) weapons, to eradicate and destroy (them)." On Monday, Kurdish politicians confirmed that the PYD's other co-chair, Saleh Muslim, had met Turkish officials to urge them to allow weapons into Kobani from Turkey, although no further details were available. Over the weekend, President Tayyip Erdogan vowed to retaliate if Islamic State attacked Turkish forces, and on Monday Turkish tanks deployed along the border for the second time in a week, some with guns pointing towards Syria, apparently in response to stray fire. Last month, the Islamic State group released 46 Turkish hostages and a parliamentary motion last week renewed a mandate to allow Turkish troops to cross into Syria and Iraq leasing many to believe Ankara may be planning a more active role. According to Butler: "For three decades, Ankara has fought an armed insurgency by its own Kurdish PKK militants demanding greater autonomy in Turkey's southeast. Analysts say it is now wary of helping Syrian Kurdish forces near Kobani as they have strong links with the PKK and have maintained ambiguous relations with Assad, to whom Turkey is implacably opposed. Against that are warnings from the leaders of Turkey's Kurds that allowing Syria's Kurds to be driven from Kobani would spell the end of Erdogan's delicately poised drive to negotiate an end to his own Kurdish insurgency and permanently disarm the PKK." Ryan Gorman reports, 'Boots in the air': US combat troops engage ISIS rebels as Canada deploys soldiers to Iraq, the U.S. military has begun to fight ISIS in Iraq despite Obama's promise to not put boots on the ground as Canada sends reinforcements to help in the fight. On Sunday, Army attack helicopters began an assault on insurgent positions outside Baghdad, according to Central Command announced. Early Monday, Canadian officials announces that an advanced team of hundreds of soldiers is also on its way to Iraq. This strike changes the U.S. strategy in Iraq from one of using drones and fighter jets for targeted air strikes to combat troops directly engaging the militants. News of the escalation by the Army came shortly before Canada announced plans to send an advance team of 600 soldiers to Iraq, according to the CBC. Previous reports suggested the Canadian military would not send ground combat troops abroad. But it was also previously reported the U.S. would not engage ISIS in ground combat. Turkey's president on Tuesday said the Islamic State is about to capture the Syrian border town of Kobani where the Kurdish forces are outgunned and struggle to repel the extremists with limited aid from U.S. led coalition airstrikes, the Associate Press reports, Turkey: Syrian border town about to fall to IS. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the coalition air campaign launched last month would not be enough to halt the Islamic State advance and called for greater cooperation with the Syrian opposition, which is fighting both the Islamic State and forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad. Erdogan told Syrian refugees in the Turkish town of Gaziantep, near the border: "Kobani is about to fall. We asked for three things: one, for a no-fly zone to be created; two, for a secure zone parallel to the region to be declared; and for the moderate opposition in Syria and Iraq to be trained and equipped." Erdogan said more than 200,000 people have fled the fighting in and around Kobani in recent weeks. Their flight is among the largest single exoduses of the three-year Syrian conflict. The Observatory, which relies on a network of activists across Syria, said Tuesday that 412 people have been killed since the Kobani fighting began.
As disease, war and famine are running rampant in much of the world and little justice can be found, the Supreme Court of the United States have finally done the best thing it could of possibly done…absolutely nothing. By the Supreme Court declining to review petitions from lower courts whose jurisdiction covers nearly a dozen states, the highest court in the land has made same sex marriage legal Monday in 11 additional states. Even though the decision was announced quietly, the resulting shock waves have reverberated across the nation, according to Ryan Gorman, Supreme Court effectively legalizes same-sex marriage in 11 more states. The court validated three federal appeals covering Colorado, Indiana, Kansas, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming, according to Bloomberg. By declining to hear the petitions brought forth from the jurisdictions, the Supreme Court left intact appeals courts decisions to strike down same-sex marriage bans in the locales. Couples in those states should soon be able to obtain marriage licenses and be legally wed. The announcement led a large group of same-sex marriage supporters gathered outside the court to celebrate. They cheered, waved flags, hugged each other and embraced the landmark decision. Supreme Court and #SSM (a same-sex marriage hashtag) immediately shot to the top of trending topics in the United States on Twitter. A case can only be reviewed it at least four of the nine sitting justices want to hear it. The justices also did not signal if they would be willing to hear a same-sex marriage case in the future. No reason was given for the decision. The court has previously showed support for gay marriage when it struck down a federal law last year denying benefits to same-sex married couples. Refusing to hear an appeals on lower court decisions to strike down same-sex marriage bans sets a precedent. The remaining 20 states banning gay marriage will likely also be bound to appeals courts decisions should their bans be overturned. The unions are now legal in a total of 30 states, plus the District of Columbia. Same-sex couples in multiple states across America are getting married after Monday morning's landmark Supreme Court decision to not hear same-sex marriage cases. Wyoming's justification for not recognizing the marriage license applications is on the grounds it's state constitution clearly defines marriage as between a man and a woman. The stipulation was originally made during the state's founding in order to prevent polygamy. Legal experts believe an injunction will have to be granted by a federal court in order for same-sex marriages in the state to proceed. Monday's non-decision came 16 years to the day that Matthew Shepard, a 21-year-old college student, was tortured in Wyoming for being gay. He died six days later. It is not clear when marriage licenses will be issued to couples in the other states, while the remaining 20 states have constitutional bans on the unions. The Associate Press reports, Status of gay marriage in all 50 states, the number of states where the practice is legal has skyrocketed from 19 to 30, in addition to Washington, D.C. Here's the legal status of gay marriage in all 50 states:
WHERE GAY MARRIAGE IS LEGAL (And when it was legalized):
– COLORADO (Oct. 6, 2014) – Pueblo and Larimer counties began issuing marriage licenses to gay couples Monday, although official guidance from state Attorney General John Suthers is still pending.
– HAWAII (2013) – The state Legislature legalized gay marriage last year. Meanwhile, an appeal is pending of a federal court ruling that upheld Hawaii's previous ban.
– ILLINOIS (June 2014)
– INDIANA (Oct. 6, 2014) – Gov. Mike Pence reaffirmed his commitment to traditional marriage but said people are not free to disobey the Supreme Court decision to reject an appeal of a ruling striking down Indiana's gay marriage ban. County clerks issued a few licenses to same-sex couples.
– KANSAS (Oct. 6, 2014) – The American Civil Liberties Union says the Supreme Court decision in the 10th Circuit cases affects Kansas because it's in that circuit; the group plans to seek a federal court ruling to block Kansas' constitutional ban on gay marriage. Gov. Sam Brownback was defiant, saying he swore to uphold the constitution, and some same-sex couples who applied for marriage licenses were turned away.
– MASSACHUSETTS (2004) – The first state to legalize gay marriage.
– NORTH CAROLINA (Oct. 6, 2014) – The American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina says it will seek an immediate ruling in federal court overturning the state's ban. North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper has previously said he wouldn't challenge such a ruling.
– OKLAHOMA (Oct. 6, 2014) – The Tulsa County Court Clerk's Office issued a marriage license Monday to Mary Bishop and Sharon Baldwin, the couple who successfully challenged the state's ban on gay marriage. Several other Oklahoma counties also issued same-sex marriage licenses.
– OREGON (May 2014)
– PENNSYLVANIA (May 2014)
– SOUTH CAROLINA (Oct. 6, 2014) – A lawyer for a gay couple seeking to overturn the state's ban on gay marriage said she will ask a federal judge to immediately rule in their favor. South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson said he will continue to fight to uphold the ban.
– UTAH (Oct. 6, 2014) – Gay couples in Utah began applying for marriage licenses, and a handful of same-sex weddings occurred in Salt Lake County after Gov. Gary Herbert directed state agencies to recognize the marriages Monday.
– VERMONT (2009) – The first state to offer civil unions, in 2001.
– VIRGINIA (Oct. 6, 2014) – Gay couples started marrying in Virginia. Thirty-year-old Lindsey Oliver and 42-year-old Nicole Pries received the first same-sex marriage license issued from the Richmond Circuit Court Clerk's office then were married by gay-rights advocate The Rev. Robin Gorsline.
– WEST VIRGINIA (Oct. 6, 2014) – Attorney General Patrick Morrisey was studying the implications for the state in light of the Supreme Court decision.
– WISCONSIN (Oct. 6, 2014) – County clerks began accepting applications from gay couples for marriage licenses which, by Wisconsin law, can't be issued until after a five-day waiting period. In Milwaukee and Dane counties, where most of the roughly 500 same-sex weddings took place this summer before a federal judge's decision was put on hold, a few couples applied for licenses.
– WYOMING (Oct. 6, 2014) – A state case, scheduled for a court hearing Dec. 15, is similar to gay marriage cases in federal court but Wyoming supporters weren't ready Monday to declare unconditional victory. They say same-sex marriage could be legal in the state by year's end.
– ARIZONA – In a ruling that called into question Arizona's gay marriage ban, a U.S. District Court judge handed a victory Sept. 12 to a gay man denied death benefits after losing his spouse to cancer.
– ARKANSAS – A state judge in May struck down the state's ban. The state Supreme Court brought marriages to a halt and is weighing state officials' appeal. Same-sex couples are also suing the state in federal court. The attorney general's office has asked that proceedings in both cases be put on hold while the U.S. Supreme Court considers whether to take up a case from Utah.
– FLORIDA – A federal judge declared the state's ban unconstitutional in mid-August, joining state judges in four counties. He issued a stay delaying the effect of his order, meaning no marriage licenses would be issued immediately issued for gay couples.
– IDAHO – State officials are appealing a federal judge's decision to overturn the state's ban. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel in San Francisco heard arguments Sept. 8 along with appeals from Hawaii and Nevada.
– KENTUCKY – Two Kentucky cases were among six from four states heard in the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati on Aug. 6. Rulings are pending on recognition of out-of-state marriages, as well as the ban on marriages within the state.
– LOUISIANA – A parish judge ruled Sept. 22 that the state's ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional; the attorney general has appealed to the state's Supreme Court.
– MICHIGAN – The state's ban was overturned by a federal judge in March following a rare trial that mostly focused on the impact on children. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati heard arguments Aug. 6, and a ruling is pending.
– MISSOURI – Attorney General Chris Koster announced Monday he wouldn't appeal a state court order that Missouri recognize same-sex marriages legally performed in other states. But two other same-sex marriage cases are pending in Missouri. One is a federal challenge in Kansas City; the other is a St. Louis case that focuses on city officials who issued marriage licenses to four same-sex couples to trigger a legal test of the ban.
– NEVADA – Eight couples are challenging Nevada's voter-approved 2002 ban, which a federal judge upheld a decade later. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel heard arguments Sept. 8, along with appeals from Hawaii and Idaho.
– OHIO – Two Ohio cases were argued Aug. 6 in the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, and a ruling is pending. In one, two gay men whose spouses were dying sued to have their out-of-state marriages recognized on their spouses' death certificates. In the other, four couples sued to have both spouses listed on their children's birth certificates.
– TENNESSEE – The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments Aug. 6 on an appeal of a federal judge's order to recognize three same-sex couples' marriages while their lawsuit against the state works through the courts. A ruling is pending.
– TEXAS – A federal judge declared the state's ban unconstitutional, issuing a preliminary injunction. The state is appealing to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans, which is soon expected to set a date for arguments.


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Boulder residents excited to see the world-class participants in the USA Pro Challenge go zipping through town on their bikes on Sunday, might want to think about what to do with their own cars beforehand.
The seventh and final stage of the 2014 challenge will get started at the intersection of 18th and Pearl streets in Boulder around 12:30 p.m. Sunday. After a few quick laps around downtown, racers will make their way south on Broadway and take a quick detour onto 13th Street on University Hill, before continuing down Broadway onto Colo. 93, eventually hitting Golden on their way to the finish line in Denver.
Though the local action won't technically begin until after noon, some select Boulder road closures will be in place as early as 4 p.m. Saturday, and city officials are advising spectators to plan ahead.
The two stretches of road that will be closed at 4 p.m. Saturday are Pearl between 17th and 19th streets, and 18th Street between Spruce and Walnut streets, according the information on the event's local website. Those areas will remain closed until 4 p.m. on race day so that crews can set up the starting line and VIP area.
If you go
What: Stage 7 of the USA Pro Challenge
When: Starts at about 12:30 p.m. at the intersection of 18th and Pearl streets
Cost: Free
More road closure and parking info: Visit usaproboulder.com or gisweb.ci.boulder.co.us.
Starting at 8:30 a.m. on race day, Pearl will also be closed between 19th and Folsom streets to accommodate buses for the race teams, according to organizers. That stretch of road will open again when the buses leave shortly after the racers leave town.
The downtown loop, on which racers will do two laps to kick off the event's final leg, will be closed starting at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. That closure encompasses Spruce Street between 11th and 15th, Walnut Street between 11th and 19th and Pearl between 15th and 17th. Also closing at 10:30 a.m. will be 11th, 13th and 14th between Walnut and Spruce, 15th, 16th and 17th between Spruce and Pearl and finally 19th Street between Pearl and Walnut.
On University Hill, 13th Street will be shut down between Broadway and College Avenue, and College closed between Broadway and 13th for just fifteen minutes Sunday, approximately between 11:45 and noon.
The final closure of the day will shut down Broadway in both directions between Walnut and the city's southern border starting at 11:45 a.m. Broadway and all cross streets along the route will reopen as the caravan of riders passes by. All riders are expected to be out of town by 1 p.m.
"We expect to have all the roads clear and open by 2 o'clock," Ashlee Herring, spokeswoman and events coordinator for the city's downtown and University Hill management division said on Monday. "We just ask people to be patient with the closures and plan detours to get around."
There should be ample parking along the route for spectators to take advantage of, Herring said, but city officials hope people will avoid driving if they can.
"They'll probably find it a lot easier to get around if they are on a bicycle or on foot," she said.
When it comes to parking, all of the city garages downtown will be open on Sunday, though entry and exit will be temporarily stopped at each as the racers pass by, according to organizers.
RTD's Boulder Transit Center, located near the corner of 14th and Walnut streets, will be open throughout the event but riders should expect delays.
City lots and on street parking is available expect for in specific no-parking zones. Those include substantial portions of downtown near the starting line and race loop coinciding with the road closures in the area.
Select parking spots on 18th and 19th streets between Spruce and Walnut and near the intersection of 21st and Pearl streets will be set aside for recycling and trash collection centers beginning on Friday afternoon.
On the Hill, parking will be prohibited on 13th between Broadway and College from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday. It will also be prohibited on College between 13th and Broadway during that time.
Scott Creevy, a member of Boulder's local organizing committee for the race, said while a lot of skill and technical positions are being handled he is looking for more volunteers to serve as race marshals to ensure the race is not impeded as it moves through town.
"We need folks to stand at sidewalks, driveways, that kind of stuff," Creevy said.
Volunteers need not sign up in advance for marshal duty. Creevy said simply show up at 10 a.m. Sunday at 19th and Pearl streets, near the headquarters for ad agency, Victor and Spoils.
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Transfer news: Alan Pardew admits he is an admirer of Romelu Lukaku
Alan Pardew has confirmed Newcastle United's interest in Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku.
By Graeme Bailey - Tweet me: @graemebailey
Last Updated: 26/03/14 6:49am
The Belgium international has enjoyed an excellent campaign at Everton, on-loan from the Stamford Bridge outfit, and scored the second goal in the Merseysiders' 3-0 win at St James' Park on Tuesday.
With Tottenham reported to also be showing an interest, Pardew has admitted that Newcastle would be keen on landing the 20-year-old.
"I think he is a player a lot of clubs will be looking at in the summer. I don't think Everton will get a free run at him," Pardew said ahead of the defeat to Everton.
"At the moment, it is a bit like we are with Loic (Remy). It is a situation that Everton would love to keep him, as we would with Loic, and those questions are really out of Everton's and our control."
Meanwhile, three players who will be on Tyneside beyond this season are youngsters Adam Armstrong, Freddie Woodman and Lubo Satka - who have all agreed their first professional deals with the club.
Striker Armstrong and goalkeeper Woodman are both 17, whilst Slovakian defender Satka is 18.
England youth star Armstrong has already made his Premier League debut, whilst Satka has also been involved in the first-team in recent weeks.
Newcastle announced the deals whilst also confirmed their Academy has been awarded Category One status - the highest ranking under the Premier League's Elite Players Performance Plan (EPPP).
"Being a Category One Academy is extremely important in terms of looking to the future and giving young talented players the best possible chance of succeeding at Newcastle United," said Pardew.
"I know our supporters love to see young players like Sammy Ameobi and Paul Dummett come through, and that's why I'm pleased to see Adam, Freddie and Lubo sign their first professional contracts.
"This is only a first step on the career ladder for these boys and they must continue to show the same commitment and desire and will to learn as they have to this point."


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52°F on my way out the door to church this morning. Just right toward the bottom of my "shorts weather" range, but high 60's on the return trip.
There was an expo of some sort at the Lenexa VFW.
"Hedge Apples" have many names (such as "Osage Orange") and they're practically an icon of autumn here in the great plains.
Bonus, I found a nice assortment of SAE Combination Box/Open-end wrenches scattered all over Pflumm Rd. I stopped to pick them up. The plastic pouch they came in was a few hundred feet up the road. They must have fallen off someone's truck. Most of my SAE wrenches got swiped during my auto shop class back in 1998. That's generally fine because most of the stuff I work on now requires only metric wrenches. Still, these will be a welcome addition to my tool box.
Sunday, November 02, 2008
Beautiful November Day!
52°F on my way out the door to church this morning. Just right toward the bottom of my "shorts weather" range, but high 60's on the return trip.
5 comments:
- Sirrus Rider said...
Quite a score on those wrenches! They might not be metric, but in a situation where is all you have they'd be better than nothing
- November 02, 2008 5:37 PM
- Jon said...
Road shwag is always good!
- November 02, 2008 6:59 PM
Leaves! You have leaves! Forget the tools. You have glorious leaves! Not only do we have no leaves on the trees but they are forcasting snow for Tuesday evening and all day Wednesday. The arrival of winter. I put the motorcycle into hibernation yesterday and plan to bicycle Monday and Tuesday to work. Fortunately, I have Wednesday off. That will give me some time for the psychological shift from easy commuting to "slogging it out" winter time riding. I don't need to find tools but I do need to find my Toque(ski hat).
- November 02, 2008 7:33 PM
Noah, awesome pics as always! Glad the missus is home!
John in Calgary, do you have a blog? Reading about biking in Calgary sounds interesting.
- November 03, 2008 7:46 AM
- Apertome said...
I never seem to find stuff in the road. Maybe I need to pay more attention. Looks like a great day for a ride!
- November 03, 2008 3:55 PM
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We still may not make as much as they do in the workplace, but I took some small comfort in finding out that the gender equality playing field has recently been somewhat leveled. Thanks to the ubiquitous use of the "murse" (yes, that's a man-purse!), men now know what we've known for years--carrying a heavy handbag can be a total pain!
The murse is the ultimate symbol of metrosexuals everywhere--Cristiano Ronaldo, Jude Law, and Ryan Reynolds, above, are all fans--but according to a new study, it doesn't just lack machismo; it can also cause serious back problems. The Telegraph UK reports that sales of man bags have increased 21% over the last year, and so have incidences of back trouble. "The British Chiropractic Association estimated that the average weight of these bags now totals 6.2kg, or 13.7lb - the equivalent of nearly 14 bags of sugar - because of the quantity of electronic hardware that so many carry on a daily basis. One in five always carry a laptop or tablet computer on a daily basis, and nearly a third carry around the book they are currently reading, while well over half have a mobile phone on them."
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A spokesman for the BCA told the paper, "Man Bags are now a necessity for many men during their daily lives, but they could cause back and shoulder pain from prolonged stress, this can also impact posture. The bags serve a purpose so we need to become more savvy in how we use them, whilst learning to read our bodies and know when we're placing too much pressure on certain points." He advises to keep the strap short and alternate which shoulder you sling it across.
Kind of interesting to see guys suffering the same problems we're already so accustomed to, isn't it? Does your guy wear a man bag? Would you date someone who does? And do you think this new evidence will convince people to go back to the briefcase? Discuss!
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NEC launches 34-inch curved desktop monitor for maximum ergonomic benefits
On show at ISE – new 34-inch desktop monitor provides ideal work space for dynamic environments with double- or triple-monitor viewing in single device
Munich, 8 February 2017 – NEC Display Solutions Europe today launched the EX341R, a 34-inch curved widescreen desktop monitor. Ideal for applications in high-end offices and financial trading floors, the monitor is developed for industries where large displays are central to the user's day-to-day activities. The seamless 80cm curved screen provides a wide and flexible working space, perfectly suited for efficiently handling and analysing large amounts of information. A single EX341R display serves as the perfect replacement for two 24" or even three 19" inch displays, eliminating bezel gaps and cabling.
Providing the best viewing angle and consistent distance from the screen for users, the EX341R delivers the ultimate experience in user ergonomics. Added to this with built-in Low Blue Light and flicker-free technology, the display supports better eye health and overall comfort and wellbeing without compromising on image quality. It also comes with full height adjustability and lower positioning options, an ultra thin bezel to minimize visual intrusion and integrated keyboard and mouse switch for multi-machine users.
Along with this the curved display features a variety of content arrangement and viewing options including picture-in-picture (PIP) and picture-by-picture (PBP) screen splitting for side-by-side viewing of output sources. All these features combine to offer unrivalled flexibility and ergonomic applications.
"At NEC Display Solutions, we continue to grow our line-up of ergonomic desktop displays, enabling organisations to promote healthy environments with the latest innovations," said Alistair Round, Product Manager Commercial Display Solutions at NEC Display Solutions Europe. "With the new curved EX341R desktop monitor, we are prioritising ergonomic and health needs. The seamless curved screen provides enhanced comfort whilst decreasing frustrations usually associated with desktop monitors' screen area."
The EX341R curved monitor is designed to provide return on investment over an extended period. Its ECO Mode™ energy saving feature helps lower energy usage, while its 180-degree rotation capability powered by Windows OS extends the unit's flexibility for multiple usages across a variety of industries.
The NEC 34-inch EX341R curved desktop monitor will be on show at the NEC Display Solutions booth 5-R24, in Hall 5, at the ISE trade fair in Amsterdam on 7 – 10th of February 2017. Expected commercial availability in March 2017.
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Roentgen, Wilhelm: Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen (1845-1923), German-born, Dutch-educated physicist who first observed and documented X-rays on November 8, 1895. He made this seminal discovery by accident while experimenting with a set of cathode ray instruments. He was surprised to find a flickering image cast by his instruments separated from them by some distance. He knew that the image he saw was not being cast by the cathode rays (now known as beams of electrons) as they could not penetrate air for any significant distance.
A week later, he took an X-ray photograph of his wife's hand which clearly revealed her wedding ring and her bones. The photograph electrified the general public and aroused great scientific interest in the new form of radiation. Roentgen called it "X" to indicate it was an unknown type of radiation. The name stuck, although (over Roentgen's objections), many of his colleagues suggested calling them Roentgen rays. They are still occasionally referred to as Roentgen rays in German-speaking countries.
Roentgen did notable research in many fields of physics including the specific heats of gases, the thermal conductivity of crystals, the electrical and other characteristics of quartz, the influence of pressure on the refractive indices of various fluids, the modification of the planes of polarised light by electromagnetic influences, the variations in the functions of the temperature and the compressibility of water and other fluids, and the phenomena accompanying the spreading of oil drops on water. But when Roentgen received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901, the first Nobel Prize ever awarded in Physics, it was "in recognition of the extraordinary services he has rendered by the discovery of the remarkable rays subsequently named after him."


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Canucks' Dan Hamhuis joins forces to purchase WHL's Cougars
Vancouver Canucks #2 Dan Hamhuis and Nashville Predators #15 Craig Smith tangle along the boards in the third period of an NHL game at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, March 19 2014.
Photograph by: Gerry Kahrmann , PNG
VANCOUVER — It is a business decision Dan Hamhuis made with both his head and his heart.
The Vancouver Canucks defenceman talked Tuesday about why he decided to become involved with a group that is about to complete its purchase of the Western Hockey League's Prince George Cougars. Hamhuis acknowledged he has a strong emotional attachment to the northern B.C. community.
"I've got a real close attachment with Prince George because I played junior there," he said. "It's also a place personally that means a lot to me, meeting my wife (Sarah) there, getting married, having our first kid. We still go back every summer for our charity golf tournament and from being up north (Smithers) there are just a lot of close personal ties."
But Hamhuis, who is part of a group that also includes fellow NHL defenceman and Cougar alumni Eric Brewer, also thinks junior hockey can thrive again in Prince George.
"On the business side it looks like it could be a good investment," he said. "I believe in the city and we hope to get the building full again. And I think we can do it. It's a great hockey city up there, there are so many hockey fans. Hopefully, this renews some interest with the change of ownership."
The Cougars just missed the playoffs for the fifth time in the last seven seasons and have had the worst attendance in the WHL in recent years. The Prince George Citizen reported earlier this month that current owner Rick Brodsky was selling the team to a group led by Prince George businessman Greg Pocock for $7 million.
Hamhuis said Pocock's group is committed to keeping the team in Prince George.
"It is two guys (Hamhuis and Brewer) that have played there, both guys have their wives from there and the businessmen that are involved are all Prince George guys so obviously that's the goal," he said. "It's never been discussed in our group to move the team. We believe that Prince George is a place where it can work."
Beginning in 1998-99, Hamhuis spent four seasons with the Cougars. He said he expects the sale of the team to be completed in the next week or two.
BACK TO LACK: As per his custom, coach John Tortorella won't name his starting goalie for Wednesday night's game in Minnesota until the game-day skate at the Xcel Energy Center.
But there's no question that Eddie Lack will get his 14th straight start.
Tortorella has been impressed with Lack's mental toughness since being handed the No. 1 job when Roberto Luongo was shipped to the Florida Panthers.
"Again, to be the No. 1 guy, and he is going through the process of trying to do that, it's mental," Tortorella said.
Tortorella has liked the way Lack has bounced back after a tough goal or a difficult game.
"You think it's going to go one way and he grabs ahold of himself and gets his game back in order," Tortorella said.
Lack faces added pressure in that the Canucks don't seem to be willing to play newly acquired back-up Jacob Markstrom, who was acquired in the Luongo deal. Goaltending coach Rollie Melanson is attempting to re-work parts of Markstrom's game.
Lack said he is appreciative of the support he has received from the Canuck veterans since he became the No. 1 guy.
"They have been good to me through this whole process," Lack said. "Guys like Henrik, Bieksa and those guys have really been there for me and supported me."
"I think mentally that is where his strength is," Bieksa said of Lack. "He has been able to handle all of the adversity and some shaky goals in games and he has been able to put it to the back of his mind pretty quickly. Some of the older guys have been doing what we can to help him there. He's got the skill set, he's got the mind and he is playing some good hockey for us."
SHOOTOUT STAR: Bieksa scored on both of his shootout attempts in Tuesday's practice, prompting this reaction from Tortorella: "I put him in there, but I have already told him 'I'm not using you.' But he told me he's four for five in the minor leagues. So we'll see."


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Co-founder & Director of Artist Relations @ Electric Objects.
Formerly @ Rhizome and Eyebeam Art + Technology Center.
Still from Art Gallery
This month The Download features Elna Frederick's screensaver triptych Birth, Art Gallery, Death (2012).
Birth, Art Gallery, Death is a minimalist triptych in the form of a screensaver package. With white as life and black as death, each screen saver panel marks a stage in the cycle of consciousness. Birth is the genesis of consciousness through a birth canal of white arriving out of darkness. Art Gallery, where black is conspicuously absent, is the finite enclosure of a lifetime. Its contents are the thoughts and creations arising in consciousness; representations of life. Death, represented by black slowly descending upon a white screen, is ultimately a representation of life.
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Rhizome is pleased to announce London-based artist James Howard is featured this month on The Download.
Still from www.luckyluckydice.com (2012)
Utilizing spam that lands in his junk email folder and pop up ads, Howard appropriates the deceitful images and text in his collages highlighting the emotional tiggers that trap users. Rhizome members can download www.luckyluckydice.com (2012), a 51MB animated GIF of 1990s internet-style advertisments; a file size too large for dial-up speeds, but now easily viewable in any internet browser once downloaded. Rhizome editor Joanne McNeil interviewed him last year about the images he collects:
Images in online scams and phishing schemes can seem as artificially generated as the text — like botnet generated folk art. But there is a human hand at work. What do you think is the human element that draws people into these schemes?
People are like machines - their brains react to temptation like a computer does. Most people are able to recognise a scam, but if someone pulls the right string, sooner or later all that subconscious stuff inside you is going to lead you down the wrong path. Scams get people by playing on insecurities, desires, fears, greed, whatever - it's uncontrollable and causes one in a thousand people to make a snap decision and pay up.
What do you consider the visual clues of this kind of kitsch of deception? Any interesting patterns or trends you've spotted over the years of collecting examples?
Squashed grinning businessmen looking into fisheye lenses, sunsets over serene oceans, happy families, sexy nurses- it's an endless and totally recognisable global visual language. There's a gruesome image of someone hooked up to a life support machine that keeps landing in my junk-mail folder these days -it always comes from a new person, with ...
Rick Silva's La Région Decentralized is featured this month on The Download.
Still from La Région Decentralized, image courtesy of the artist
Working with nature and land feels natural to me. Nature and land are part of a larger fascination I have with perception, light, and time. I do spend a lot of time outdoors, my new project/blog En plein air http://enpleinair.org is all about that actually. For the project I'm taking my laptop outside and seeing what I can create while reacting to the immediate landscape and elements.
I'm interested in Snow's use of a rotating camera/horizon. Spinning terrains are a reoccurring theme in my recent videos. Texts about La Région Centrale suggest that the camera/horizon movement in Snow's film creates a cosmic perspective of space at the human scale, and I agree with this reading. My video game version adds an endless random time component to this idea as well.
In 2010 I used video game engines to generate scenes and imagery for video projects. I've used 3D spaces like Google Earth for projects since 2005 with my Satellite Jockey performances, but this is the first time that I'm releasing a game as an application. There is something very interesting in the stretching and randomizing of time that video ...
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Clement Valla and John Cayley's Hapax Phaenomena is featured this month on The Download.
Certificate of Authenticity, Hapax Phaenomena (2011)
In Hapax Phaenomena and other projects such as Google Earth Sites, you refer to your art objects as artifacts or curios. Do you see yourself as an observer documenting an endangered technological curiosity?
Yes. These things will all disappear, and probably soon, in the name of progress. These artifacts are atypical ephemera, and often accidental products created by various internet algorithms. There is very little direct human hand in these artifacts. Though the purpose in collecting them is not simply for their preservation. It's more about framing them, allowing them to be seen, and showing a kind of bizarre byproduct of these super-functioning and useful systems, such as Google.
When did you first notice the glitch in Google Earth? What inspired you to begin capturing these surreal moments?
It was accidental. I was Google-Earthing a location in China, and I noticed that a striking number of buildings looked like they were upside down. I could tell there were two competing visual inputs here - the 3d model, and the mapping of the satellite photography, and they didn't match up. The computer is doing exactly what it's supposed to do, but the depth cues of the aerials, the perspective, the shadows and lighting, were not aligning with depth cues of the 3d earth model. I figured that this was not a unique situation in Google Earth, and I started looking at obvious situations where the depth cues would be off—bridges, tall skyscrapers, canyons. Soon I noticed the photos being updated, and the aerial photographs would be 'flatter' (taken from less of an angle) or the shadows below bridges would be more muted. Google Earth is a constantly ...


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Tigger's Honey Hunt (Playstation) (Pre-Played - Game Only)
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Winnie the Pooh needs YOU! How can he throw a party without money? Play as Tigger and run, jump, and bounce around the 100 Acre Wood in search of Pooh's "most favorite" snack. Along the journey there'll be plenty of challenges - blustery blowing leaves to rice, icy terrain, falling boulders, menacing bees, pesky bats and more. Earn Tigger's bonus jumps to explore special areas.


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Hello! It's Krystal from Sassy Sanctuary here. I'm so exciting to be visiting Melinda today! I have so much fun with WYLTC each month and these ladies always inspire! I totally love Melinda's cute bird house and think its a perfect shelf or table top accessory. I'm currently in the process of re-doing my kids bathroom, so my brain is there. I was in need of some wall art, so I wanted to see if I could take Melinda's cute idea and make something that could be hung on the wall. This is what I came up with.
Fun right?! I'm super excited about it because it was the perfect solution for an awkward space. Plus, the bath had yet to develop a theme but this is the perfect jumping off point. The wheels are turning now!
Anyway, as you can see I took the basic birdhouse design and made it flat so it could be hung on the wall. The branch was created so that the piece would hang correctly against my new board and batten walls.
And the hanging the pictures from it adds that fun personal touch.
So, here is how I did it.
A. Gather your supplies. Everything here was made from scraps except the picture frames and peg. The frames were on clearance at Micheal's and were the kind that are two frames hinged together. They ended up only costing $2.50 each. My frames are 5x5. Anyway, you want 3 frames, a board cut into the share of a house, some slats to cut the roof and base from, and some ribbon. I cut the roof the easy way making one side 1/4" larger then the other one so I didn't have to cut any angles. Drill the hole for the bird door and the peg. If you want to make a branch too, that was cut from leftover 2x1 trim boards and the leaves from 1/4" plywood.
B & C. After you cut all your pieces then paint, sand, and stain.
D. I also decided to modge podge some scrapbook paper to the front to add some pattern. I originally planned on putting a quote on the bottom of the house, but in the end I didn't like the way the text looked with the paper. But if you want to use a simpler pattern or skip the paper, a vinyl quote would be perfect there.
E. Then I took the easy road and just hot glued all the pieces together.
F. Hang the picture frames to the birdhouse by stapling them to ribbon along the back of the frames. I hung it to the wall by screwing the branch into a stud and then hanging the birdhouse to the branch with a picture hanger.
That's it. It was really a fun project and all the cuts were super simple. Love those kind of projects!
I think it's such a fun way to display some photos and I'm super excited with how the bathroom is coming along! Thanks so much for the inspiration Melinda and for hosting! I can't wait to see all the bird/ birdhouse decor everyone else comes up with!.
And just like the original, birds can't actually live in this house either. hehe
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This is not a book. It's a hippeastrum. I just wanted a cheerful photo to start off this wordy post.
It's a book is a video I tried to upload but obviously haven't yet mastered the trick. I don't want to swamp you with things to look at but my computer is going away for a few days and I'm not sure when I'll be back here. So I have a few more links for you that I've enjoyed, or found interesting or been bemused by.
I was interested and bemused by Irma Boom's absolute dislike of hand made books. She apparently hates them. Each to their own of course.
Here is an interesting video on traditional bookbinding. Hmm... I can hear my two very traditional binding teachers spluttering in shock. I was never taught to put on a leather binding like this but I know that this is a quick and relatively easy way to make a leather covered case binding. Sawn-in cords, false bands, trimmed edges. Again, each to their own. Having worked for many years with rare books I have had many occasions to curse the bookbinders, both ancient and modern, who in rebinding trimmed great swathes of foredge, head, and tail from books, often cutting into text and illustrations. There are even instances of spines being hacked off and the text block held together with the sawn-in cords, over-stitching and glue. However, I think there are things to learn from this video and I'm going to try it, just because I can; so watch this space.
Meadow Press has a nice set of photos of making an edition of paste papers. Go to the second item down on the left hand bar. Every time I see pictures of paste papers I long to get my hands into paint.
The University of Iowa has a collection of bookbinding models, covering African, Monastic, Medieval and Modern. This is a wonderful site with excellent illustrations. I found all these sites through the Book Arts Web, a brilliant source of everything to do with book and paper arts.


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USA is inviting you to Summer Camp this year.
Get the scoop on 39 must-watch finalesPremiering in July and produced by Big Brother 's Allison Grodner and Rich Meehan, the reality series brings 16 adults back to their favorite locale of their youth: summer camp. But instead of campfire sing-alongs, they will take part in some over-the-top and camp-inspired competitions. At the end of the summer, the finalists face off in the Campathalon, an Olympic-style event to determine the winner.Get an exclusive first look at the promo below.


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How does Africa and its diaspora shape the way we think about art, culture, gender, race, sexuality, fashion, activism and society? We explored this and more with a weekend of exciting and thought-provoking events at Africa Utopia, which returned in autumn 2019 in a new collaboration with Indaba X.
For the festival's seventh year, we welcomed Akala, Ozwald Boateng, Chineke! Orchestra, Noel Clarke, Nathalie Emmanuel, Bethann Hardison, Femi Kuti, Denise Lewis and many more to our stages.
In 2012, Southbank Centre launched Africa Utopia, a festival dedicated to bringing art and ideas from Africa and the African diaspora to audiences in the UK. We ask what the West can learn from this rapidly changing continent.
Championed by Africa Utopia artistic collaborator, Senegalese singer and human rights advocate Baaba Maal, the festival's first four years have featured Afrobeat legend Tony Allen, former First Lady of Somaliland and hospital founder Edna Adan, Kenyan creative collective The Nest, Township Tech originator Spoek Mathambo, 'godfather of Ethiopian jazz' Mulatu Astatke and the Kinshasa Symphony orchestra.


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The gear selector rod connects the gear selector box on the outside of the motor, with the gear cog selector cruciform inside the motor. This enables the cruciform to be placed exactly in position within the desired gear cog on the output shaft every time you change gear and make sure that the power of the motor can be effectively transmitted through the desired gear, to the output shaft, and finally the rear wheel. Always make sure you order the gear selector rod specific to your type of engine. Otherwise the gears will not remain selected and will jump out during use.
Helpful Hint: Do not forget to secure the cruciform properly on the selector rod during assembly and to remember the left handed thread of this particular item.
SIP-TIP: Always check that you assemble the gear cogs correctly arranged and in the right order . Do not forget to measure the end float to be sure of the correct tolerances for your output shaft assembly. Check the cruciform and selector box for wear and always use fresh gear box oil!
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Is the overpoch server for chernarus down for good or just maintenance?
Really hope it's just maintenance. I was just going to get back into playing. LOL
Just call me Al.
I'm not sure at this time.
Things are pretty expensive, and I didn't see that much usage on the server.
If you guys would be willing to donate monthly, I can look at putting it back up. It's a resource hog.
I would really like to have it back, what time would you think it would be back and how much money you asking for I would be willing
If we get a few people to donate 10-20 / mo. that would help a bit.
There's an area at the bottom of the page that says "Send a tip (monthly)"
I appreciate the support.
I'd be moving it over to a different server, and that would take me about a week to complete. (It's going from a windows box to a linux box)
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Gates Leaves Microsoft to Focus on PhilanthropyBy Reuters - Print
Bill Gates, whose boyish looks seem at odds with his graying hair, will leave behind a life's work developing software to devote energy to finding new vaccines or to micro-finance projects in the developing world.
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Sensing the start of a personal computer revolution, Bill Gates dropped out of Harvard University in 1975 to start Microsoft Corp and pursue a vision of a computer on every desk and in every home.
Three decades later, Gates is set to step down on Friday from what is now the world's largest software company to work full-time at the charitable organization -- the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation -- built by his vast fortune.
No longer the world's richest man -- he has been topped by investor Warren Buffett and Mexico's telecoms tycoon Carlos Slim -- Gates says great wealth brings with it great responsibility.
The 52-year-old, whose boyish looks seem at odds with his graying hair, will leave behind a life's work developing software to devote energy to finding new vaccines or to micro-finance projects in the developing world.
As Microsoft's biggest shareholder, Gates will remain chairman and work on special technology projects. His 8.7 percent stake in Microsoft is worth about $23 billion.
Gates first programmed a computer at 13, creating a class scheduling system for his Seattle high school. As he gained more experience, he realized the potential that software held to change how humans worked, played and communicated.
"When I was 19, I caught sight of the future and based my career on what I saw. I turned out to have been right," Gates wrote in his 1995 book "The Road Ahead."
Gates realized at an early stage of the PC revolution that software would be more important than hardware. Working with boyhood friend Paul Allen, Gates founded Microsoft, naming the company for its mission of providing microcomputer software.
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While we try to bring the goings on with the Rays' minor league affiliates, there is only so much we can talk about when we rarely, if ever, see these prospects play. The other problem we face with the minor league affiliates is the duality of these teams. They exist to serve the major league franchise. But at the same time, each of these teams have their own fans that root hard for their teams to do well.
With 21 games remaining in the regular season, the Durham Bulls are 66-55, 2.5 games behind Richmond in the IL South division and only 1 game back in the wild card race.
Today we bring you guest writer Chris Wise, a Durham Bulls fan, who gives us a late-season look at the "State of the Team". His words follow the normal links…
Durham 4, Charlotte 3. Jae Seo struck out 7 and walked none in 7 innings. He was touched for 3 runs on 7 hits. Chad Orvella gave up a hit and 2 walks, but settled down to pick up his 17th save. Evan Longoria was 1-3 with a double and an RBI. Jason Pridie was 1-3 with 2 walks. He stole his 7th base.
Chattanooga 8, Montgomery 3. Reid Brignac was 2-4 and hit his 16th home run. He drove in 2. Chris Nowak was 2-3 and homered in his first action in a month.
Vero Beach 8, Lakeland 2. The Rays scored 6 runs in the final three innings to break a 2-2 tie. Doug Waechter allowed 2 runs in 4.1 innings. He gave up 7 hits and struck out 5 while walking none. JT Hall homered for the third time in four games. Sergio Pedroza was 3-5 with 2 doubles and 2 RBI.
Hickory 17, Columbus 3. Rough night for Will Kline in only his sixth professional start. In 2 innings, Kline gave up 12 hits and 11 runs including 3 home runs. The Catfish picked up only 4 hits.
Lowell 2, Hudson Valley 1. Jason Ragan pitched 6 innings, and gave up only 2 runs but the Renegades managed only 3 hits, 2 by shortstop Shawn O'Malley.
Princeton 14, Bristol 8. Nick Barnese gave up 5 runs in 3 innings, but Austin Hinkle came on and pitched 5 scoreless innings of relief. He gave up 2 hits and walked none while striking out 4. Catcher Mark Thomas was 4-4 with 2 doubles and his second home run. He drove in 5. Kyeong Kang was 3-4 with a double and his second home run. He scored 4 runs.
- Ryan Royster did not homer yesterday for the first time in 7 games. [MiLB]
DURHAM BULLS State of the Team [By Chris Wise]
Obviously, the Bulls are a pretty good AAA team. We're in the hunt for a playoff spot, mostly because we've had a very good run since breaking through the .500 barrier on the 24th of June (24-16 since then). We're now 8 games over .500 and have a shot at either a wild card spot or winning the Southern division.
We've got a good mix of young and veteran position players. None has a stellar batting average or any other great individual stats. But together they've been winning games. [a detail not lost on us. Winning is often an attitude and several of these players were involved with the Montgomery team that won the SL last season. Maybe the attitude will carry over to the big leagues next season-RI]
Coaching/Managing: Such an improvement from last year. I started keeping a chart of "ejections" last year. Manager/coach crew could not keep the youngsters under control and it showed on the field. Manager himself thrown out quite a bit. This year the crew seems to know their stuff and seems to make mostly good decisions…Notable is the performance of the pitching under the management/coaching.
Catcher: I thought that was going to be this year's problem position. Shawn Riggans was with us last year, but in and out of the lineup and that's the way he's been this year both before and after being called up. At first I thought the veteran Raul Cassanova was going to be the stabilizing influence, but Tampa called him up. Fortunately, Michel Hernandez was found and signed. A real pro, he's probably made as much difference as anyone in these last few weeks, because the backup catcher, Josh Johnson, just hasn't been able to handle the job all that well. Johnson's been around for all of last year and this. Our section of the stands calls him the "ghost" catcher since he's often assigned to Hudson Valley on paper to make room on the roster. On the other hand, Johnson is among the leaders in pitching stats (ERA of 0.00 in two appearances in desperate circumstances).
First Base: Hasn't settled down all year. Wes Bankston is having a streaky year and spent almost a month on the DL. Chris Richard has played 1st and outfield and is a fine player. Another veteran (29) he's now on the DL ,but should be back soon. And then there's Jo-el. (Guzman). Since the arrival of Longoria (and for a few games before that) Guzman has been playing 1st, DHing, and playing an occasional 3rd. He's a surprisingly good 3rd baseman. He just doesn't look like a 3rd baseman (6'6″, 250). He's got a very awkward running style, and even more awkward look at the plate. And he hits in streaks. Often looks like he's not even paying attention and then he'll whack the ball way over the Monster, once dinging the steel in the building under construction across the street. [Video can be found HERE-RI]
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Second Base: Mostly handled by Elliot Johnson who I'd say if the fans' biggest disappointment this year. Only hitting .209 and a thoroughly unreliable leadoff batter (not sure why he's being kept there, but that's where he's played since the departure of Zobrist). Not a great glove either. [Likely being kept there at the request of the parent club-RI]
Shortstop: Now handled by Jorge Velandia. Yet another solid veteran ballplayer. If within his range, he gets the ball and makes the play, and his range is pretty good. Not a great hitter, but seems to do well in clutch situations. Was mostly disappointed in Zobrist this year, but that was tempered by the fact that finally we didn't have to watch BJ any more. Two years of seeing him make the spectacular play and botch the simple ones was more than enough for us. But Zobrist was really coming around in the weeks before being called up. Particularly good at getting on base. Was making a difference since he was batting leadoff.
Third: Have only seen Longoria in a couple of games so far and appreciate the he's Tampa's great hope for the future. Looks pretty good. Hope that he gets the chance to settle in and make a real contribution.
Brent Butler is another Bulls stalwart. Has played every infield position and left field this year. Gets a clutch hit from time to time. May never see the majors, but keeps things on track down here.
Outfield: Latest addition, Jon Weber, is a real find. Full of energy. Serious threat at the plate. Doing a fine job in left field…Jason Pridie came up from Montgomery a few weeks ago and is doing a good job at the plate and in the field. I'd consider him a solid prospect and I'm so happy that Tampa doesn't need him. I really like the way he and Weber and the next two handle themselves.
Justin Ruggiano is also doing a fine job. Covers the field nicely. Can hit a timely home run. And has some speed on the bases. Jeremy Owens is another solid player. Been around for a while. Something of a utility outfielder, but decent bat, arm, and slugging capability.
Pitching: Until the last couple of days I was more than pleased with this year's pitching, both starters and relievers. Not sure what's happened in the bullpen recently, but think I'll blame it on the manager for leaving starters in too long (that's certainly what's happened to Seo in his last two starts. He needed to come out sooner.) In my opinion Tampa did a real disservice to Andy Sonnanstine by calling him up this year. I don't think he was ready. Not sure that TB had a real choice in the matter since he was probably the better of the ones down here at the time.
Two of our starters, Talbot (who's been here all year) and Prochaska (who's only been here a short while) show some real promise. You know about Seo and Ryu and Howell. Niemann is another who just needs to be left alone with a good coach and challenging batters and a veteran catcher for a while. Very promising.
Tampa knows our bullpen too. Up until the last few games, we were getting really solid work from both Ridgeway (set up) and Orvella (closer), but not lately. Here's hoping they get back on track, or we won't make the playoffs. New guys, Shackleford, Medlock, and (for us) Camp haven't had much of a chance yet. Switzer has always done a fine job down here. Not sure why he's had so much trouble down Tampa way.
Pitching is, of course, where we are most hostage to the vagaries of Tampa. Realize that it was time to let him go, but it sure was fun to watch Seth McClung on the mound. Not sure that he was ever really sure where his ball was going, but he sure could throw it hard.
So how do we get into the playoffs this year? Sure would be nice to hope that Tampa will leave us alone, but given their troubles, that's not likely. On the other hand, barring injury, really no place for our position players to go. So that leaves the pitching. Really no good reason to screw up Neimann's development (but I'm betting they will). Niemann could win a couple of games for us that might make all the difference. Even if he could win a couple for Tampa, it won't make a difference. But I'm resigned to the probability that he'll be gone in a couple of weeks. Here's hoping that whomever they send down has his head screwed on right and will win a couple of games for us.


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The Department of Licensing is encouraging parents of teen drivers to be actively involved in their teen's progression of driving skills, and gradually increase driving privileges as teens gain experience.
"Car crashes are the biggest killer of our nation's teens, and they are at highest risk in their first year of driving," DOL Director Liz Luce said. "If parents set limits and guidelines for their teens and gradually introduce more driving privileges as their skills improve, parents can greatly reduce the risk for their teen."
Washington adopted an intermediate license program in 2001. It imposes several restrictions for drivers under the age of 18 during … (read more).


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Battle Solitaire
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Objective of the game:
The objective of Battle Solitaire is to get rid of your entire carddeck before your opponent does using the rules of solitaire. The games are played simultaneously, so you need to play quickly.
Basic rules of the game:
1. Finish your deck using the rules of the original solitaire.
2. Don't play in turns, but simultaneously.
3. Stack the cards and arrange them downwards with alternating red and black cards in your main piles on the right.
4. Stack the cards from Ace to King in the general piles in the middle.
5. The game ends when all cards from your personal deck have been played, or when both players can't place any cards at all.


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21st Annual Fonts Festival : Videos of type, typography, lettering and more
After about a decade of fonts festivals -- once YouTube became main stream -- videos about type, calligraphy, lettering and typography began to become available on the web! For the past four years or so videos on the subject have proliferated -- today there are tens of thousands of videos online all about typography. Some are just typing with music. Many are instructional. Here are just a few we've picked out for this year's venue -- but offer a lot of opportunities once you begin to discover their authors. Have fun August 28, 2015


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